INDIA
Green Pivot | Glasgow meet must lift haze on climate finance
Nirmala Sitharaman’s remark sums up India’s concern and sets the tone of New Delhi’s argument at COP26
BUSINESS
In discom energy audits, objective must override exercise
Periodic accounting of power use will only make sense if smart-metering is enhanced and infrastructure built to plug T&D loss
BUSINESS
Global tax deal’s impact on India: The devil is in the details
India will have to withdraw its digital tax as part of the global tax deal, but a high threshold for revenues, set for sharing profits with countries like India, could hurt its interests
BUSINESS
Climate concerns to play a key role in India’s future trade pacts
India needs to reshape its carbon mitigation policies to extract maximum benefits from bilateral or multilateral trade negotiations
BUSINESS
Does GST buoyancy signal broad-based recovery?
Costlier commodities, better trade, enhanced compliance fuel GST mop-up, but figures do not tell the story of the informal sector
BUSINESS
Digital health ID — A tonic, but not a life-saver for ailing medical set-up
A sound and robust healthcare infrastructure is a prerequisite for a digitised medical system to function effectively
BUSINESS
The paradox of power distribution reforms
Centre-state concurrence on discom overhaul will mean little unless snags in tariff fixation, billing, and collection are fixed
BUSINESS
A template to protect savers even if interest rates remain low for longer
Low FD rates and inflation are pinching savers. A SBI research report advocates for measures to protect the vulnerable among savers
BUSINESS
Container crunch — Crisis can be a big opportunity
India needs to follow a two-pronged strategy to moderate freight cost and turn the country into a box manufacturing hub
BUSINESS
It's high time GST Council reinvented itself
Approach to compensation cess, fuel tax underscores the need for GST panel to change stance and focus on structural issues
BUSINESS
Handy FDI tips to chase the $5-trillion economy dream
Government can refer to Deloitte report that outlines strategies to draw foreign investment and help in gross capital formation
BUSINESS
Does GST recovery overdrive smack of tax terrorism?
Coercion is not the ideal way to ensure tax compliance; focus should be on simplifying the levy structure
BUSINESS
On the new fisc turf, states hopelessly dependent on the Centre
Given the Centre’s fiscal constraints, states’ development spend may suffer if they are unable to strengthen their own resource-raising abilities
BUSINESS
The Green Pivot: Green finance needs more UK-like pacts
Massive financing from international partners is essential to fulfil India’s green initiatives
BUSINESS
Urgent need to deepen electricity market
More innovative products on power exchanges could offer viable alternatives to long-term PPAs
BUSINESS
The way to turbocharge electric mobility
A robust charging infrastructure is crucial for the faster adoption of electric vehicles in India
BUSINESS
PF money in start-ups — A risk worth taking?
With proper checks and balances, there’s no harm in retirement fund bodies betting a sliver of their corpus on budding entrepreneurs
BUSINESS
A pragmatic approach to trade pacts
Close links between industrial and trade policies can help India drive a hard bargain at FTA negotiations
BUSINESS
RoDTEP rates — Uncertainty ends, but unease lingers
Government needs to build on the well-meaning scheme to ensure that benefits reach all exporting sectors
BUSINESS
Can world trade duck China port punch?
India and other nations have a lot to worry as Ningbo port disruption can muddy their export prospects
BUSINESS
Three pressing issues that the GST Council needs to address
The Centre and states will have to ensure that the GST Council takes effective decisions to plug gaps in the indirect tax structure
BUSINESS
Rooftop solar power — Plug the policy loopholes
More than subsidy sops, structural measures are needed to deepen the penetration of the RTS segment
BUSINESS
Path to make export excitement last
The government must cash in on the current strength in global demand while taking structural steps to make external trade growth durable
BUSINESS
Solar modules — Duty doubt must end quickly
Confusion reigns supreme post the expiry of safeguard levy; govt needs to clear the air on the way ahead till April next year
